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MEET THE TEAM
TV is definitely a collaborative medium! Planning and producing News Quiz each week requires the talents and skills of more than a dozen people.
The Content Team
Each week, these four members of the News Quiz production staff get together to plan, write, and revise the script for the 15-minute program (see the weekly timeline for details of the planning process). Sifting through current news stories, they choose those that are most important or most interesting for the program’s student audience. Because News Quiz is an instructional program, they are also responsible for making sure it meets its educational objectives.
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Producer
Luralyn Lahr
Responsible for planning the program. Runs meetings of the content production staff and helps form and revise program stories and questions. During program airing/recording, keeps time and gives cues for graphics, etc.
Video Interview (2:51)
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Director
Duncan Hart
Responsible for the actual program production, both in the control room and on the set. Gives directions to crew members during the program: what to videotape and when, when to show on-screen graphics, etc. Also helps form and revise program stories and questions.
Video Interview (3:39)
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Writer
Ellen Ballard
Plans and researches program stories and questions; posts and updates text on the series web site.
Video Interview (1:31)
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Education Adviser
Mary Duncan
Helps plan and research program stories and questions.
Video Interview (1:42)
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The Production Team
Many of these jobs are carried out by different people at different times. But all of them are critical to a successful production.
Program Host
(in TV terms, “the talent”!)
Missy Johnston
Reads the program script from a camera TelePrompTer device and adds personality to the presentation. In her previous job at KET, Missy also designed the original News Quiz set.
Video Interview (1:00)
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Technical Director
Jim Piston
Takes direction from the director in the control room and operates the switcher to choose cameras, show on-screen graphics, and operate videotape “roll-ins” during the program.
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Graphic Designer
Cindy Asher
Designs and creates on-screen graphics for the program. During recording, makes the various graphics available as called for by the director.
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TelePrompTer Operator
Cara Baker
Provides the TelePrompTer text for the talent to read from at the appropriate places in the program script. This job is usually one of the duties for each semester’s News Quiz intern.
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Camera Operator
Michael Follmer
(News Quiz usually has two.) Takes direction from the director, through headsets, of what to point the camera at and fill the visual frame with.
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Floor Director
Tom Bickel
Gives talent visual and oral cues on the set, taking direction via headsets from the program director in the control room.
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Audio Engineer
Anne Deck
Sets up audio recording devices for the set and monitors levels during production.
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Recording Engineer
Bob Hutchison
Records the program as it is being aired live for later broadcasts.
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Camera Engineer
Adam Wilson
Checks and aligns the output of the different cameras to make sure that shots from different angles match in color, brightness, etc.
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Makeup
Janet Whitaker
Helps make sure Missy looks her best on camera!
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Set Designer
Robert Pickering
Gives the show its signature “look” and works with the director and lighting director to plan shot compositions.
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Lighting Director
Don Dean
Selects and places various types of lights to light the talent, eliminate unwanted shadows, and highlight areas of the set.
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